How To Replace Battery Cable. Trace the positive battery cable to the starter. Disconnect the battery cables.
Dormanproducts sells a replacement Ford battery terminal thats an exact match to the factory terminal and saves you about 200. Use a stool or small stepladder if you cant easily reach the top-post battery thats located high behind the drivers side headlight on the Explorer. I run a secondary ground from the grounding bolt to one of the starter mounting bolts paint over both with liquid electrical tape.
Its so simple a puppy can do it.
Its so simple a puppy can do it. Look for corrosion on the cable ends. The cost to replace a car battery is around 160 for a car battery expected to last 5 years. Remove the old cable from the post.
